9/5/2022 – The August issue of BCM is dedicated to the centenary of the great London 1922 tournament which saw the greatest players in the world take part, including Jose Raul Capablanca who appeared in public for the first time since winning the World Title. With century-old comments about the tournament and photos, and with contemporary reviews of the event and the opening theory, the August issue of BCM includes everything you need to know about the great London 1922 event.

9/5/2022 – In his two-volume course "Winning Chess Strategies", French Grandmaster Romain Édouard shows how to play for a win, even when the position seems to be balanced and equal. Stefan Liebig reviewed the course for the German chess magazine "Schachmagazin 64" and liked what he saw.

9/5/2022 – In a shocking development, Hans Niemann, the tournament underdog, defeated Magnus Carlsen with the black pieces to take the sole lead at the Sinquefield Cup. Niemann’s victory prompted him to cross the 2700-rating barrier. Alireza Firouzja and Wesley So also won in round 3, with Firouzja set to face the in-form Niemann in Monday’s fourth round. | Photo: Grand Chess Tour / Lennart Ootes

9/4/2022 – Finally, we can experience the very first Fritztrainer by GM Dorian Rogozenco. And what a Fritztrainer it is. More than 8 hours of material, featuring some of the greatest classical games ever played! Time to meet the Fritztrainer, and ask him what he is doing besides chess. As a little special, Dorian will give us a sneak peek of his Fritztrainer, and talk about the ideas, and inspirations of the classical games.

9/4/2022 – The two "heroines" of ChessBase Magazine #209 were already decided before the Chennai Olympiad had even started. And then the Ukrainian sisters Anna and Mariya Muzychuk actually led their team to gold! One more reason to pay tribute to the two top players in CBM. In the new issue, a selection of 21 games with detailed commentary awaits you, as well as Mihail Marin's strategy article "The Muzychuk sisters" and an endgame Special by Karsten Mueller (both including videos). Krisztian Szabo has chosen the encounter Mariya Muzychuk - Alexander Bagrationi (2018) for his analysis - certainly also because of the "great finish". Take a look!

9/4/2022 – There are some ideas which the meanest members of the ‘silicon brotherhood’ will flag up immediately but are way beyond our normal human compass. The move that inspired this column is one which is hard to imagine ever being found in a blitz game but might be within the range of a world-class player in a classical game if not in time trouble: Vasyl Ivanchuk, say. | Pictured: José Raúl Capablanca

9/4/2022 – The ChessBase Magazine offers a window to the world of professional chess and it provides arsenal for the tournament player. The latest issue, CBM #209, is just out. Meanwhile here is a review of the recent issue, CBM #208. It offers games from two major events, Superbet Chess Classic, Bucharest 2022 and European Individual Championship. 2055 games (49 annotated), 11 opening surveys, 12 demo lectures and exercises for training. Annotators include Anish Giri, Matthias Blübaum, Gabriel Sargissian, Yuriy Kuzubov and Karsten Müller among others. The icing on the cake is a flashback on the 1997 FIDE World Championship Special with 323 games and a commentary.

9/4/2022 – Hans Niemann joined Magnus Carlsen in the lead of the Sinquefield Cup by beating Shakhriyar Mamedyarov with the white pieces in Saturday’s second round. The tournament underdog kicked off the event with two whites and is set to face Carlsen with black in round 3. Meanwhile, Ian Nepomniachtchi bounced back from his first-round loss against the world champion by beating the winner of the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament, Alireza Firouzja. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

9/3/2022 – Last week BBC Four brought together a group of personalities that, 25 years ago, were part of the epic struggle between the reigning World Champion and a million-dollar computer built by IBM. The broadcast reunited the chess masters and AI pioneers who went into battle at the time, to test the limits of human and artificial intelligence. You can listen to the 42-minute discussion and read experts.

9/3/2022 – Only two pawns left on each side, equal material - and yet from the diagram position White wins by force. Five moves, one leitmotif - enjoy!

9/3/2022 – The Ukrainian women's team achieved something truly spectacular when they won the gold medal in the women's section at the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022. We speak to board no. 1 and 2 of the team and two of the best chess players of the country for several years now - Mariya and Anna Muzychuk. They talk about their experience of playing in India, how tough it was to win the Olympiad, and also show us the critical moments in their games. The entire country of Ukraine has been through tough times recently. This Gold medal is a dedication to the mental strength of these champions of the nation. | Photo: FIDE/Lennart Ootes

9/3/2022 – In a rematch of the latest confrontation for the World Championship title, Magnus Carlsen took down Ian Nepomniachtchi to grab the early lead at the Sinquefield Cup in Saint Louis. All remaining games finished drawn. Carlsen will face Levon Aronian with black in the second round, while Nepo will try to bounce back in his game with white against Alireza Firouzja. | Photo: Lennart Ootes